He was married twice in Meigs County, TN:

WOOD, Jonathon HOUNSHELL, Nancy A. 23 May 1844 (Later divorced)

WOOD, Jonathon BROWDER, Louisa E. 16 Nov 1850

My aunt, Dorothy Aileen Trent Smith, emailed me a photo of a John Wood, brother of Tipton O. Wood. The photo is a deguerrotype or tintype of a man of at least 18 years of age, probably between 25 to 40 years old, judging by a substantial beard, a full head of dark hair with no gray. He is wearing a suit and seated in a chair. He has a Bible open on his lap and is pointing to a passage. I am not sure that this is a picture of this Jonathan Wood, because deguerrotypes started in the U.S. about 1839. Tintypes started somewhat later and the peak of their use was during the Civil War in 1860-1863. If this is a tintype, then it is probably Jonathan Wood, son of Tipton Wood. However, my aunt says it is Tipton's brother, so it could be a deguerrotype taken when he was about 40.

Commissioner of the town of Harrison, TN.

Listed as one of the early settlers of Hamilton County, TN, near Chattanooga.

In the 1840 census, he is listed with 001001-011011. One male, 10-15, and one male, 30-40. One female, 5-10, one female, 10-15, one female, 20-30 and one female, 30-40.

1850 census of Hamilton County, TN.

WOOD, Jonathan, 47, M, Farmer $8875.

WOOD, Marcellus, 22, M, Lawyer.

WOOD, Rachael, 15, F.

A star next to the family means that Mrs. Penelope Johnson Allen personally knew the family and added additional information.

1860 Census of Hamilton County, TN.

WOOD, Jonathan age 57, Male, TN,

Lou E 48, F, TN,

William BROWDER, M, TN,

Jonathan WOOD, 8, M, TN,

Mary L. WOOD, 2 months, F, TN

Next family:

WOOD, Arvagena, 26, F, TN

WOOD, Walter M, 6, M, TN

WOOD, Wm N, 3, M, TN

Early Land Record Entries for the Ocoee District

Reprinted with permission by Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society.

Have you ever wondered if your ancestors entered land in the Ocoee District, of which present day Polk County is a part, but just have never had access to the microfilm to look it up? Although there were over five thousand entries from 1838 until 1903, what follows is simply a list of the people who entered claims. Further information about the number of claims entered, the location, date, and price paid, may be obtained from the microfilm RG-50 Series 2, Rolls No. 18 - 22 available from theTennessee State Library and Archives, at 403 7th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37243-0312 or visit their website at <>

Wood, Harrison
Wood, John
Wood, Jonathan
Wood, William

Fitzgerald, Aaron
Fitzgerald, Anderson,
Fitzgerald, Archibald
Fitzgerald, Asa
Fitzgerald, Elijah
Fitzgerald, John
Fitzgerald, William

If the dates of the following marriages are correct, then his older children are by another wife or I have two Jonathan's mixed up.

WOOD, Jonathon and HOUNSHELL, Nancy A 23 May 1844--Married in Meigs County, Tennessee

WOOD, Jonathon and BROWDER, Louisa E. 16 Nov 1850-- Married in Meigs County, Tennessee